B. List of those species of recent mammals whose occurrence 

 IN Rhode Island may be looked for with some degree of proba- 

 bility* 



1. Striped Dolphin. Lagenorhynchus acutus Gray. 



2. Killer Orca orca (Linnaeus). 



3. Gray Grampus; Cow Fish. Grampus griseus (Cuvier). 



4 Northeastern Fox Squirrel. Sciurus ludovicianus vicuius Bangs. 



5. Southeastern Chipmunk. Tamias striatus striatus (Linnaeus). 



6 Canadian Flying Squirrel. Sciuroptenis sabrinus macrotis yiea.rn^. 



■^ 7. Black Rat. Mus rattus Linnaeus. 



8. Canadian Deer Mouse. Peromyscus canadensis (Miller). 



9. Cave Rat. Neotoma pennsylvanica Stone. 



10. New Jersey Red-back Mouse. Evoiojfiys gapperi rhoadsi Stone. 



11. Rock Vole. Microtus chrotorrhinus (Miller). 



12. Bog Lemming. Synaptomys cooperi Baird. 



13. Woodland Jumping-mouse. Napa'ozapus rnsignis Miller. 

 •J(« 14. Canadian Porcupine. Erethizon dorsatus (Linnaeus). 



15. Southeastern Cottontail. Lepus fiortdanus mallurus (Thomas). 



16. Canadian Lynx. Lynx canadensis (Kerr). 



•if 17. Gray Fox. Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber). 

 18 Wolverine. Gulo luscus (Linnaeus). 



19. Northeastern Mink; Little Brook Mink. Putorius {Luircola) 



vison vison (Schreber). 



20. Marten. Mustela americana Turton. 



21. Hooded Seal. Cystophora cristata (Erxleben). 



22. Water Shrew. Sorex {Neosorex) albibarbis (Cope). 

 .)};:• 23. Smoky Shrew. Sorex fumeus Miller. 



24. Big-tail Shrew. Sorex macrtirus Batchelder. 



25. Hoy Shrew. Sorex hoyi Baird. 



26. Smaller Short-tail Shrew. Blarina parvu (Say). 



27. Naked-tail Mole. Sea/ops aquaticus (Linnaeus). 



28. Hairy-tail Mole; Brewer Mole. Parascalops breweri {^diQ^va2in). 



29. Little Brown Bat. Myotis lucifugus (Le Conte). 



30. Say Bat. Myotis si^bulattis (Say). 



•1fi 2>^- Georgian Bat. PipistreUits subjiavus subjiavus (F. Cuvier). 

 32. Dusky Bat. Pipistrellus subjiavus obscurus Miller. 



Note. — Among fossil mammals, species of the Walrus, Peccary, Horse, Elephant, Mastodon, 

 and the Beaver-like Castoroides, are to be looked for. 



*These have been found in neighboring States or waters Some are now extinct, but records 

 or remains of them may exist. 



Edgar A. Mearns. 



Prepared and signed at the request of the Newport Natural History Society 

 by Doctor Edgar A. Mearns, U. S. A., to whom replies may be addressed, 



at Fort Adams, Newport, R. 1. 



Published by order of the Council, 

 AMORY AUSTIN, Secretary. A. O'D. TAYLOR, President. 



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